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lgl164vl unlock factory reset protection i am asking how to do it

i purchased this phone lgl164vl from a person i cannot get a hold of anymore and did factory reset now i cannot use it because i donot know old google account. how can i make this phone useable for me?

Factory reset without Google account
I will attempt to give ya advice on this. I have just recently purchased this device too lgl164vl, ie fiesta 2 lte, and from it's quick start guide I will be quoting from it says...
Under anti-theft guide
add your google account on your device
"After your device is protected, you'll need to either unlock or enter your Google account password if you need to do a factory reset. This ensures that you or someone you trust is doing the reset."
(Note) "DO NOT forget your Google account and password you had added to your device prior to performing a factory reset. If you can't provide the account information during the setup.process, you won't be able to use the device AT ALL after performing the factory reset."
Really sorry to give you such troubling news, and let's hope the screen lock and account wasn't set up for anti theft by previous owner, for if the anti theft was activated and you can't get ahold of the original owner I'm afraid you have been screwed. For everything is saved to Google's cloud on that one account it was setup with, and as far as I'm aware, at least until a custom recovery is made for this device, it's more or less bricked (as you can't use it.)
Hopefully this isn't the case and perhaps it's a network issue on which I have no advice.

thanks for the reply
Edicius_bizaar said:
I will attempt to give ya advice on this. I have just recently purchased this device too lgl164vl, ie fiesta 2 lte, and from it's quick start guide I will be quoting from it says...
Under anti-theft guide
add your google account on your device
"After your device is protected, you'll need to either unlock or enter your Google account password if you need to do a factory reset. This ensures that you or someone you trust is doing the reset."
(Note) "DO NOT forget your Google account and password you had added to your device prior to performing a factory reset. If you can't provide the account information during the setup.process, you won't be able to use the device AT ALL after performing the factory reset."
Really sorry to give you such troubling news, and let's hope the screen lock and account wasn't set up for anti theft by previous owner, for if the anti theft was activated and you can't get ahold of the original owner I'm afraid you have been screwed. For everything is saved to Google's cloud on that one account it was setup with, and as far as I'm aware, at least until a custom recovery is made for this device, it's more or less bricked (as you can't use it.)
Hopefully this isn't the case and perhaps it's a network issue on which I have no advice.
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maybe some one might come up with something i hope. is there anything that could be put on sd card then put sd card in phone and when phone is turned on sd card takes control? by putting some type of application on phone to take care of this

lol, good one
these tracfone things are really tight; they don't want you to keep using it without the tracfone service, like if you root it to switch to some other service
pretty much a throwaway or you might be able to use it without phone, just wifi
sorry no info; i was hoping for more info myself.
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I'm trying to discover if the sd card can be configured as internal storage or not. Some providers disable this feature. The system says 'the card SHOULD be used as portable storage' and does not give the option to use it as internal storage (so I can expand my download capacity for pandora).
So, hopefully I can get an answer here: can I buy a faster card that the phone will be able to use as internal storage or is it really locked out regardless? I don't want to waste money on a card I don't need.
How fast should the card be? What rating? I believe it is at least class 10. (it is UHS-I/U3 Class 10)
Is it possible to 'force' the phone to use it as internal storage using ADB? (i read about this somewhere)
if so, please howto, thanks
{figured no need for new thread, don't expect it to work out, stupid tracfones, lol} ... i can do a new thread if you think i should, if there is positive info, thanks

update:
i managed to get the 'auto-install sdcard internal' program to work.. aftiss (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/auto-formatting-sdcard-to-internal-t3583875)
seems to be doing ok so far; i migrated the data over to the sd card, it says it will start using the sd card as default app data and storage/downloads etc. But it did not say it uses the sdcard for app binaries.
The goal for me here is to get Pandora to use the sdcard to download the music with the Prime subscription for offline play, as I have tracfone and not an unlimited data plan.
It seems like it should work just fine, as music is not nearly as demanding as video, less bandwidth, about 192kBps, i think. (or maybe small b? yes, small b, like Kbps). So, really even an older sdcard should be able to do it.
With the premium (not prime) service from pandora you get your 4 most listened to channels downloaded automatically. The difference is $5/month vs $10/month.
The Prime lets you do playlists and individual songs. You have a 'my music' button to add to your offline cache. I suppose there is an automatic download as well. They say they will leave 500mb free at all times.
I suppose it may be inappropriate to talk about a pay service here, idk.

friimynd said:
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i managed to get the 'auto-install sdcard internal' program to work.. aftiss (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/auto-formatting-sdcard-to-internal-t3583875)
seems to be doing ok so far; i migrated the data over to the sd card, it says it will start using the sd card as default app data and storage/downloads etc. But it did not say it uses the sdcard for app binaries.
The goal for me here is to get Pandora to use the sdcard to download the music with the Prime subscription for offline play, as I have tracfone and not an unlimited data plan.
It seems like it should work just fine, as music is not nearly as demanding as video, less bandwidth, about 192kBps, i think. (or maybe small b? yes, small b, like Kbps). So, really even an older sdcard should be able to do it.
With the premium (not prime) service from pandora you get your 4 most listened to channels downloaded automatically. The difference is $5/month vs $10/month.
The Prime lets you do playlists and individual songs. You have a 'my music' button to add to your offline cache. I suppose there is an automatic download as well. They say they will leave 500mb free at all times.
I suppose it may be inappropriate to talk about a pay service here, idk.
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Hey were you still running that LG phone really well?
I have a friend with one and I am trying to help him keep it up to date without rooting until later this year.

vonDubenshire said:
Hey were you still running that LG phone really well?
I have a friend with one and I am trying to help him keep it up to date without rooting until later this year.
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i wound up ditching Pandora, sometimes a song will play with choppy sound, like cylon music, unacceptable
i reset the phone to factory specs and it works fine. It had a problem charging with the modifications. I tried a few different launchers and always had problems. It seems like it may have some protection against modifications, even as simple as using an alternative launcher. Even with the phone turned off it wouldn't charge.
However, I did discover the charger I was using has connection problems, or maybe the phone does. It is doing ok right now using a cable direct to computer.
The information I found regarding using the memory card as extended internal storage for apps is that Android no longer enables that option because it is unreliable. Perhaps it uses too much energy, i do not know. So, I'm going with stock for now. I disable all the google stuff I can and use f-droid, mainly.
It is a 'good' phone, but I'm still probably going to get a new one when the activation time runs out, rather than paying for another year of service. Possibly one could go month to month till a new phone is issued that is good enough to justify an upgrade. But even a new one of these is cheaper than another year of service and minutes.

How do you root the lgl164vl 7.0 ? Can it be done with no pc? I tried kingo root but stops at 90%

nope, it is trash; don't bother

Google Pay

The Pixel 4a is the first phone in 10 years I didn't root because of the hardware check, but nevertheless Google Pay doesn't work for me on this phone. I had no single problem on my OnePlus 6 with Magisk. Is there a known bug? Does anybody know if usb debugging enabled is a problem for Google Pay? It's very frustrating to go back to the plastic card to pay.

Did you unlock bootloader? That'd cause it to fail the check even if not rooted.

fleischbanane said:
The Pixel 4a is the first phone in 10 years I didn't root because of the hardware check, but nevertheless Google Pay doesn't work for me on this phone. I had no single problem on my OnePlus 6 with Magisk. Is there a known bug? Does anybody know if usb debugging enabled is a problem for Google Pay? It's very frustrating to go back to the plastic card to pay.
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USB debugging enabled kills some streaming services; wouldn't be surprised if Google Pay is sensitive to this

No, I didn't unlock the bootloader. I think this triggers the Google checks.
The only thing I did was enabling the developer options in order to give Tasker and some other apps special permissions.

I have a 4a on Android 10 with developer options enabled. I've used GPay once, and it worked ok for me.

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I have a 4a on Android 10 with developer options enabled. I've used GPay once, and it worked ok for me.
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Thanks a lot, so I have to check my card. As mentioned before it worked last week on my OnePlus 6, so it's really strange.
Will try another card next time.

Not sure if it helps but sometimes I have run into an issue with using magnet mounts on the back of my phone case with pay terminals.

It's very frustrating. I tried three different cards and looked up the NFC location which is very different to my OnePlus 6. Under the fingerprint scanner instead of in the camera module. I really don't want to factory reset because I already set up all banking apps.
Thank you all for your help.
Edit: I found on Reddit, that there seems to be s a problem with Tasker, so I uninstalled it and also disabled the developer options. Will see if this works for me.

To be clear, is Google Pay telling you your device is ineligible / incompatible etc and refusing to let you set up a card? Or is the issue that it simply doesn't work at a payment terminal?

If doesn't work at the terminal. The app tells me everything is fine. I also tested the NFC chip with a German ID card. The phone can read all information stored in the ID.

Ok. That clarifies things a bit. If Google Pay isn't complaining about device eligibility then that's not what your issue is.
It's still not impossible that it's a hardware problem. Maybe it still works correctly for reading other unpowered devices like an ID card, but doesn't work for being read by payment terminals.

I'm not alone. :highfive:
The process in the video is the exact same I see every time I try it: https://9to5google.com/2020/10/26/some-pixel-5-owners-cant-make-nfc-payments-with-google-pay/
Luckily I didn't try a factory reset. :fingers-crossed:

Google Pay Not working
I have the exact same problem but this also happens on Oneplus Nord and Pixle 4a i have both devices and i get the same error on both devices .
Google pay works on
S10 Android 10
realmme 6 pro
Realme x50 5g
Fossil gen 5 Wear os Watch
pixel 3axl Android 11 beta
Will not work on
Pixel 4a Android 11
Oneplus Nord Android 10
have uninstalled the app and reinstalled
Cleared cache
Cleared storage
Cleared play services
removed account
removed card
re added card
re added account
reset device one plus nord only
none of the above methods worked for me
also i can connect my watch to the phone not working and the app on watch will work for making a contactless payment
the Nfc is working on my phone i have tested it with other NFC device and it works as intended
Called the bank No blocks on my card and it is setup correctly
Called google asked a million times the same question over and over and talking with support at the moment
so sorry i cant solve the issue but just thought id let you know what i have been doing
Also tried on different card machine get the same error all the time

Version 2.119.338332786 solved all my issues!
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-pay/google-pay-2-119-338332786-release/

Note 20 Ultra Unlocked and FirstNet Shenanigans *SOLVED*

Well, I fell victim to the FirstNet problems with the unlocked SM-N986U1 and how it doesn't want to work on FirstNet. I've been back and forth with them and one guy said something about trying a regular orange card, but after going to the ATT store and getting a regular card and going back to the firstnet chat the new person I said insisted that it wasn't possible to change the number to a regular ATT card. They told me -have- to upgrade (actually, call it a downgrade...) my device to a "FirstNet Ready" device to ensure it works. I'm not satisfied though. I'm asking the pros now (you).
I've tried about everything I can do... I would be willing to actually PAY MONEY to someone who can help me get this phone fully functional on FirstNet. Does anyone have any solutions?

Go to an ATT store and beg them to give you a new orange, regular ATT card. Just say you need the card, and that they don't need to activate it. They'll probably give you crap like me and say bla bla this, bla bla that. Eventually they said the card won't work because they didn't activate it, but you just need to get your hands on the card.
Go to your firstnet.com account, login, and click Manage Services and Billing
Under the drop down menu of "I want to:" click "Change device IEMI/SIM", along with your wireless number.
Click change next to SIM/ICCID and type in the new sim ICCID number from the card in step 1.
This is where it gets a little funky. I had to remove the " First Priority SubPaid Prim Level 4 Priority" and substitute it with "Dynamic Traffic Management Public Safety FNSP".
Continue through the prompts and after verification it took about 20 seconds for the old card to die out and the new one to activate.
Viola! Everything working great for me!
Thanks a BILLION to reddit Romeo_Golf for the solution.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ATT/comments/n25f21

How To Guide How to activate ur LTE Watch 4 standalone / different Carrier as phone, ditto for Samsung Pay module, even if Carrier / Samsung don't officially allow

Confirmed on 4 different phones (OP, ZTE, Samsung) & 2 tablets (LG & Samsung).
Backtracking a bit- on the Galaxy A13 5G (USA, T-Mo) version Samsung Pay not supported- (only in its International models), can't confirm if other Carriers have enabled it. I managed to install it from ApkMirror completely, including Pay Framework + even Pay Mini- but would only start and fail- on both Android 11 & 12. Samsung Pass & Samsung Blockchain Wallet worked though.
After its new upgrade- Samsung Wallet- came out, Galaxy Store prompted for Pay update: Wallet-and all works perfectly now.

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ADDING EDITS & FIXES IN ALL CAPS!
(Why conflate Activation & Pay? Maybe you want both Google & Samsung Pay...without paying an arm and a leg, to boot for deficient product / be force-tied to Samsung phone or two phones... And 2022 horrible for all things Samsung & Android 12. No Samsung 2022 phone or watch(yes, Watch 4) is worth the money- S22 / Flip / Fold / Watch 4- (notice how all being practically given away)- hardware & software shortcomings galore...then apart from those. no Sam non-flagship has more than 128gb storage.)
You will still need a phone(or tablet), but it can be any brand. (Sadly, Samsung removed iPhone Watch Mgr support for Wach 4, in the process killing my ambition to manage all three Pays- Samsung / Apple / Google from just one phone + watch)
Have successfully tested on two different tablets from LG & Samsung, two different OnePlus models, a ZTE, and Samsung Galaxy A13 5G North American version that doesn't support Samsung Pay- only its International versions do- although the new & superceding Samsung Wallet does (it arrived after I was done).
RETESTED AND CLEANED UP INSTRUCTS, EVERYTHING WILL NOW WORK PERFECTLY.
We will need a carrier that activates eSim(this watch doesn't accept physical sim). And likely an MVNO- to pay $2/5/7 esp...no need to pay $10/15 or more to the major carriers. Plus, even when major carrier allows Watch on as free or cheap addon to your existing phone service- it's usually on an expensive phone plan. In this example we use Red Pocket $5 Plan ($2.50 Plan available only with physical sim), although you need to pay $60 for the year.(Initially you will receive 7 days free to sample before paying anything!)
For any Carrier, don't worry if they state they don't offer service to smartwatch- or only to Apple. Just insert your watch imei into their online checker. If it fails, google imei generator apple watch to pass initial check. Then activate real imei online. Carrier should provide both QR code and manual code- more on that later.
We will be using ApkMirror a lot because Google & Samsung Stores don't always present the necessary apks. Alongside, you should preinstall on your phone an app such as CPU-Z and write down your DPI + system & processor versions. Just in case they've since created system specific versions.
Apps needed on phone: Galaxy Wearable(Samsung Gear) Galaxy Watch4 Plugin Samsung Pay(Watch Plugin)
For Samsung phones without Samsung Pay & non-Sam phones- ONLY available on ApkMirror:
Samsung Pay Framework
Samsung Pay Mini (for non-Samsung phones AND Samsung phones that did NOT permit installation of regular Samsung Pay or the new Samsung Wallet)
Samsung Pay (IF newer Samsung Wallet didn't install, and I suspect Galaxy Store won't present it to your phone unless it sees earlier Pay installed).
Samsung Wallet
Optional:
Samsung Pass
Samsung Blockchain Wallet
More than likely Pay won't work on your phone- leave it- still needed / future Update will likely work / your bonus will be you now got Pay working on your Sam phone too.
Easiest way is to run both Google & Samsung Stores, and whatever apps aren't presented, you get them from ApkMirror...the newest version when it's Universal.
Then each / all apps- enable all regular & Advanced Permissions!!! And check your Galaxy Store for updates / Google Store for Wallet update.
You need a Samsung Account- (create one on the web if on non-Sam phone) logged in on the phone / Wear mgr app- have login info ready + also for Google Account. Too cumbersome / next to impossible to enter all that manually in Watch: keyboard only T9 + every time Watch times out you have to start over. Note- if you ever connect Watch to another phone(most, but not everything can be done standalone on Watch) all data gets deleted save for carrier's. You do get a chance to save to Cloud and Restore if new phone on same Samsung account.
KEEP THIS IN MIND BEFORE SETTING UP PHONE / ACTIVATING:
You're going to need a LOT of time & patience. And Watch constantly times out, often not restarting where you left off, in spite setting Display to always on. The next UI upgrade promises to fix a lot of issues. May not be worth it.
Let's start from scratch, skip to your pertinent step:
Browse to redpocket.com and click $10 plan offer banner (free week trial over but don't worry) / Buy Plan / enter your Watch IMEI, it should approve it (** if on another Carrier & it doesn't accept imei, google imei generator apple watch to pass initial check. Then activate real imei online). Carrier should provide both QR code and manual code- more on that later...stop there for now.
Start Galaxy Wear app on your phone & pair / set up your Watch (we'll gloss over most those details) SKIPPING setting up phone plan(because app only wants to search at its own carrier & for specifically a Watch plan only).
VERY IMPORTANT- on phone app main screen / left upper corner, click the three slashes / about Galaxy Wearable / click 5 times very quickly the title Galaxy Wearable (NOT the underlined Galaxy Watch Manager beneath it) / this opens a hidden settings menu / scroll down past esim test & near the bottom click something called experimental or beta eSim activation (my memory hazy / this setting disappears after being enabled) / close app and reopen it.
WATCH- disable screen lock / pin (BUT you WILL need to enable LATER for Pay to set up!). Settings / Display / enable Always On, and in Screen Timeout / select the max 1 Minute. (Navigation: Lock Screen swipe up from bottom / Back = bottom right button / Scroll = rotate watch face edge or swipe finger up/down) ALWAYS: Ensure BT turned on in Phone & Watch. Try to keep an eye that your phone hasn't turned on its Wi-Fi(even if not Conected to anything)- some operations can just fail because of this without throwing any error message.
Watch- enable wifi and connect to anything except your phone Tether, set wifi to Auto (NOT On or Always On!)
Back to first step, Buy the plan selecting e-Sim activation. The site will likely find your watch on the web and confirm it's compatible before processing purchase, then send you auto activation QR code and/or manual activation code w/ network url. You need the latter, QR fails on phone mgr app (FYI the code & url should be also in plain text in the QR, but it's not so clear).
APP- WATCH SETTINGS \ MOBILE PLANS \ 3 DOTS UPPER RIGHT CORNER \ ADD A MOBILE PLAN \ USE CODE \ QR CODE PROCESS MAY FAIL \ BUT AT BOTTOM THERE'S ALSO "ENTER AN ACTIVATION CODE INSTEAD" - this allows manual entry of both activation url & code.
FINALLY-about your mobile plan. For Red Pocket the budget plans only available on their eBay store + Rakuten offers Cash Back on eBay & $30 off first order (& when you refer anyone you both get $30 again). See where I'm going? You may be buying plan at your carrier instead,
enrolling in a different Cash Back site, applying to their financing / credit card for extra bonus OR using a Chase / Amex / Paypal cellular cash back offer...
So, in this order:
PS Activation process may be slow traversing internet, Watch will at first be identified in Settings as some AT&T phone + will be offered free AT&T Number Sync- ignore- not eligible & will just waste your time endlessly trying. You will have data access, but it may be hours before Watch correctly identified and Plan Details listed.
PS2 Some operations may seem not to work because they hang / fail w/o progress / error message- always ensure phone hasn't turned on its wifi...Samsung wants you try things in order & fail a few times before presenting / allowing you to try a preferred method first.
8. Samsung Pay should be seamless as long as during the process Network & Data enabled in Watch & Phone hasn't turned on Wifi & both devices already logged in to same Samsung account. I don't remember if Pay came preinstalled or had to be downloaded.
FINALLY-about your mobile plan. For Red Pocket the budget plans only available on their eBay store + Rakuten offers Cash Back on eBay & $30 off first order (& when you refer anyone you both get $30 again). See where I'm going? You may be buying plan at your carrier instead, enrolling in a different Cash Back site, applying to their financing / credit card for extra bonus OR using a Chase / Amex / Paypal cellular cash back offer... So, in this order:
Rakuten- sign up & then ALWAYS click e-Bay(or any other site) inside it. Easier in computer with their browser extension so that you're guaranteed to never fail to activate their CB anywhere.
At eBay sign up. BTW eBay also gives their own Cash Back. Double check you still activated thru Rakuten- click Rakuten extension or you could open another tab / go inside Rakuten to click eBay again (i can't confirm that if you get sent to ebay app you would still be active, so I stay on browser). In Ebay select the $60 Yearly = $5 monthly plan. Do NOT take $30 Yearly, it roams on a different carrier that doesn't accept eSim activation for this. You will select option for e-sim or topping up, this way you will soon receive activation code thru dropdown / email / app / receipt Notifications from eBay / Red Pocket. No having to wait for snail mail / physical sim.
FYI you will presently be on AutoPay $10 MONTHLY Plan which would bill your CC the morning of the day before your next month would start. The code of the just purchased eBay plan will expire worthless after 90 days if not used.
It will activate as a new plan with a different mobile number, not as topup. The plan Code needs to be entered in your logged-in Account at Red Pocket website on regular browser or in RP app- samsung phone app or watch, after initial activation, no longer present topup code option & add a mobile plan option fails.
At RP website: My Lines / click red-lettered VIEW DETAILS / PAY, then scroll almost all the way down to enter Pin Code. Notice just above ENTER NEW SIM NUMBER- you can easily transfer plan to another device. To get the most value for your first month, you should wait to enter code on 28th/29th day. Afterward check autopay / CC aren't there anymore.
Bonus for tweakers: enable Watch Developer Options- Watch / Settings / About Watch / Software / Software Version / click the version # just like on phone several times quickly. When you only see 1 line of text as version # Options are disabled, 2 lines means Enabled. for instance, i lowered all animation scales to minimum .5
Finally for those of you on the fence about getting watch- don't know that i would recommend. It's buggy and hot. It is offered very cheaply, I only got it for the Samsung Pay. Watch 5 & UI update coming soon. Don't expect to have LTE on + some preferred background app + Health apps while exercising + occasional call or text....It ain't happening. A minute or two in you'll have a burned wrist followed by self-turned off watch. Plus imho watch health & distance stats are a big con. Next time you're unwell and at doctor's or hospital, compare your watch readings: oxymeter, BP, etc. to their readings.

Sorry if everything not too clear- I'm a bit under the weather.

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Retested again and cleaned up original post.
EVERYTHING IN CAPS = EDITS, ESPECIALLY #7,
and activation works perfectly now-
the only potential misstep is QR activation that may or not work, BUT at the camera frame bottom is a manual code entering alternative.
FYI you can also start Activation on Watch: settings gear \ Connections \ Mobile Plans \ Add a Mobile Plan...but the software will want to finish process on Phone app.

In conclusion:
Everything retested & confirmed- edited & fixed all posts, esp. #7 in main post #3, look for anything in ALL CAPS throughout.
Next time I'll video everything.
Tough to retrace, troubleshoot, & test on other devices- the process obligates deleting everything & starting from scratch when trying a different phone... up to and including re-validating from scratch Samsung Account (all devices need same Sam account), Google account, Sam & Google Pay obligate re-validating every single payment card, if you think issue lies w\ carrier (because often you don't connect w\ no error message, just an interminable hang) reconnecting Watch requires Carrier CS to send you a new Activation code,
Watch will overheat & shut down with this involved process-again I experienced excessive heat, Watch shut itself down. Only once though.
OneUI update, which will make a lot of this easier & more intuitive, about to drop- the final beta (3rd or 4th?) already released.
Watch 5 coming real soon, supposedly eons superior.
Very telling that Carriers encouraged Watch 4 use minimally- only BT paired to phone \ only offered Apple a Watch Plan.
Anyway, cheap entry into Samsung Pay without being obligated to splurge on a buggy 2022 Samsung flagship or be stuck with its inferior non-flagships, + ****ty Android 12...
PS Pay update, Samsung Wallet, now seems to work on ALL? Sam phones. You may need to sideload from ApkMirror Samsung Pay Framework & Pay (or Mini if regular won't install) in order to trigger Wallet install.
Finally, my quibble with Watch medical measurements is that dedicated home pharmaceutical equipment per single function has trouble being accurate- but now a single device can do it all? Most users healthy, so not gonna notice or be affected by the readings.

So I now have the Samsung Galaxy Watch5Pro (LTE version) After spending over a week of practically back n forth with T-Mobile to get a (Yes we can, No we can't) to simply adding this watch to it's own plan stand-alone as my Galaxy S22 Ultra is with 'Visible Wireless' and I come to find they don't support or have ANY add-on plan or even seem to offer a way at all is why I ended up attempting with T-Mobile and after a week plus of my time practically daily, a $35 (already paid to them activation), and even a $10 bill quickly sent. Never got a bit of service to the watch and they finally seem to acknowledge that and say it is impossible unless I wear to have an expensive "PostPaid" plan for the phone itself first. = Not going to happen.

I managed to get an independent eSIM working today following these instructions. I do not see why Samsung should decide which eSIM carrier we can use with the watch. Plus in my resident country there are no eSIM available anyway.

Does anyone know if there is a way to set this up as if it's connected to our phone as if we set it up with the same carrier? Calls, text and what not?

weirdfate said:
Does anyone know if there is a way to set this up as if it's connected to our phone as if we set it up with the same carrier? Calls, text and what not?
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It would really depend on the carrier alot of the major US carriers have a system setup for this. But the smaller MVNOs in the US do not support this functionality.

Question Content wakelock on P7P from Gpay

*gms_scheduler*/com.google.android.gms/.pay.gcmtask.PayGcmTaskService
^^^^ that's the wakelock I have ALL the time on my P7P, and this is coming from Better Battery Stats. It's constant. If I could put that to bed I think I'd have 5% more battery at the end of each day. It annoys the crap outta me because I do have Gpay and wallet setup but I have never used either to pay a single time ever. They're just on my phone for backup and "just in case" scenarios. I'm ready to force stop the apps, but idk if play services will just start GPay and wallet backup on its own.
What should I do? How should I proceed with this one? Is anyone else seeing it?

Try turning off NFC.
In most countries, you don't need to unlock the phone for small transactions so it's always on if NFC is turned on.
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No unlock needed for smaller payments​Important: For tap to pay transactions under a certain amount, you may not need to unlock your phone. For regional requirements, go to the table below."
https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/12059519#unlocklimits

kodabmx said:
Try turning off NFC.
In most countries, you don't need to unlock the phone for small transactions so it's always on if NFC is turned on.
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No unlock needed for smaller payments​Important: For tap to pay transactions under a certain amount, you may not need to unlock your phone. For regional requirements, go to the table below."
https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/12059519#unlocklimits
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NFC is off. I only turn it on when I enter the app or use it- which has never happened because I've never made a payment with GPay or wallet.